Brandie Smith is the John and Adrienne Mars Director of the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.

China’s successful rebranding of the giant panda has created an unexpected challenge for Beijing, as it aims to balance its ...

A pair of giant pandas made their highly-anticipated American debut at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C.

Two giant pandas made their public debut on Friday at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington, D.C.

You can finally see the new giant pandas at the National Zoo! Bao Li and Qing Bao made their long-awaited and highly ...

WASHINGTON – Pandas are, to many, a gateway animal. People are drawn in by the bears’ charm and sweetness and before they ...

Even with a new administration only a few days old, Washington's newest stars from China stole the spotlight on Friday when a ...

WASHINGTON — Giant pandas Bao Li [BOW-lee] and Qing Bao [ching-BOW] made their public debut at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo ...

It was all black and white at the National Zoo on Friday. Panda fans, many in festive gear, were ready to meet the two bears ...

Everyone will finally be able to experience D.C.’s ‘pandamonium’ on Friday as the public will get their first glimpse of the ...

The general public gets its first glimpse Friday of Qing Bao and Bao Li, the National Zoo’s newest giant pandas.

Bao Li and Qing Bao, the two giant pandas from China, are 3 years old and arrived in October. After taking a few months to ...